Getting Ready in Indian Country:

Emergency Preparedness and Response for
Native American Cultural Resources

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This inventory is a tool for anyone seeking information on emergency preparedness for tribal and other cultural property. It is a compilation of both native and non-native resources. The list provides a starting point for accessing a wide variety of materials on the protection of cultural heritage, emergency management practice and policies, and tribal programs. The resources in the inventory include publications, planning tools and templates, informational Web sites, government policies, training programs and other opportunities for professional development, and model projects that address emergencies as they affect cultural resources.

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Emergency Management

Model Program: Alliance for Response (Heritage Preservation)
Model Program: California Tribal Emergency Management/Homeland Security (California Emergency Management Agency and Inter-Tribal Council of California, Inc.)
Model Program: California Tribal Nations Emergency Management Council (Native American Alliance for Emergency Preparedness)
Model Program: Coordinated Statewide Emergency Preparedness (COSTEP)
Policy: FEMA National Advisory Committee Tribal Sub-Committee (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Publication: Preparing to Preserve (Heritage Preservation)
Training: Emergency Management Institute: Training for Tribal Representatives (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Training: Intergovernmental Preparedness for Essential Records (IPER) (Council of State Archivists)
Training: Recommended Professional Emergency Management Training (for staff of cultural heritage institutions) (Heritage Preservation)
Web site: Lessons Learned Information Sharing (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Web site: National Response Framework Resource Center: Glossary (Federal Emergency Management Agency)

Funding

Policy: "Disaster Assistance Policy 9524.6 Collections and Individual Object Eligibility" (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Publication: Before and After Disasters: Federal Funding for Cultural Institutions (Heritage Preservation) (276 KB)
Publication: Foundation Grants for Preservation in Libraries, Archives, and Museums (Library of Congress)
Publication: Guide to Navigating Federal Emergency Management Agency and Small Business Administration Disaster Aid for Cultural Institutions (Heritage Preservation)
Web site: Institute of Museum and Library Services Grants for Federally Recognized Native American Tribes (Institute of Museum and Library Services)
Web site: National Park Service Tribal Heritage Grants (National Park Service)
Web site: Preservation Assistance Grants (National Endowment for the Humanities)

Mitigation

Model Program/Policy: City of Tulsa Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan: Historic Preservation and Cultural Resources Annex (City of Tulsa, OK)(5.02 MB)
Model Program: MayDay (Heritage Emergency National Task Force)
Publication: Disaster Mitigation for Historic Structures: Protection Planning (1000 Friends of Florida; Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources; Florida Division of Emergency Management) (3.84 MB)
Publication: Integrating Historic Property and Cultural Resource Considerations into Hazard Mitigation Planning (FEMA 386-6) (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Publication: Preparing to Preserve (Heritage Preservation)
Web site: Disaster Mitigation Planning Assistance Website (Library of Congress Preservation Directorate, Center for Great Lakes Culture, and California Preservation Program)
Web site: Protect Your Property or Business from Disaster (Federal Emergency Management Agency)

Planning

Model Program: Alliance for Response (Heritage Preservation)
Model Program: Coordinated Statewide Emergency Preparedness (COSTEP)
Model Program: MayDay (Heritage Emergency National Task Force)
Outreach/Training: Regional Alliance for Preservation (RAP)
Publication: Building an Emergency Plan: A Guide for Museums and Other Cultural Institutions (Getty Conservation Institute) (3.47 MB)
Publication: CCI Notes (Canadian Conservation Institute)
Publication: Conserve O Grams (National Park Service)
Publication: Curatorial Safety Messages (National Park Service Museum Management Program)
Publication: Disaster Planning for Florida's Historic Resources (1000 Friends of Florida; Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources; Florida Division of Emergency Management) (24.10 MB)
Publication: dPlan: Online Disaster Planning Tool (Northeast Document Conservation Center)
Publication: Field Guide to Emergency Response (Heritage Preservation)
Publication: Heritage Emergency National Task Force: Cooperative Disaster Network List (Heritage Preservation)
Publication: Museum Handbook, Part I: Museum Collections, Chapter 10: Emergency Planning (National Park Service)
Publication: Pocket Response Plan (PReP) (Council of State Archivists)
Publication: Preparing to Preserve (Heritage Preservation)
Publication: Preservation Leaflets: Emergency Management (Northeast Document Conservation Center)
Publication: Weather Safety Fact Sheets: Hurricanes, Floods, Thunderstorms, Winter Storms (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
Publication: Working With Emergency Responders: Tips for Cultural Institutions (Heritage Preservation)
Training: Campbell Center
Training: Intergovernmental Preparedness for Essential Records (Council of State Archivists)
Training: Northern States Conservation Center
Web site: CalPreservation Emergency Preparedness and Response Resources (California Preservation Program)
Web site: Connecting to Collections: Guide to Online Resources (Institute of Museum and Library Services)
Web site: Emergency Preparedness and Response Toolkit (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)
Web site: Heritage Emergency National Task Force: Resources for Emergency Planning and Preparedness (Heritage Preservation)
Web site: Heritage Emergency National Task Force: Resources for Response and Recovery (Heritage Preservation)
Web site: Natural Disasters: Preparedness, Planning and Response (National Trust for Historic Preservation)
Web site: Plan Ahead (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Web site: Preparing Protecting and Preserving Family Treasures (Library of Congress)
Web site: Records Emergency Information: State, Local, and Tribal Governments (National Archives Administration)
Web site: Primer for Disaster Preparedness (National Park Service)

Reference

Publication: A Public Trust at Risk: The Heritage Health Index Report on the State of America's Collections (Heritage Preservation)
Publication: Archeology Technical Briefs (National Park Service)
Publication: Cataclysm and Challenge: Impact of September 11, 2001, on Our Nation's Cultural Heritage (Heritage Preservation)
Publication: Heritage Health Index: Chapter 7, Emergency Planning and Security (Heritage Preservation) (301 KB)
Publication: History and Culture: How To Guides (National Park Service)
Publication: Preservation and Management Guidelines for Vanishing Treasures Resources (National Park Service) (16.12 MB)
Publication: Preservation Briefs (National Park Service)
Publication: Preservation Technical Notes (National Park Service)
Training: Managing Archeological Collections Online Course (National Park Service)
Web site: Federal Preservation Institute (National Park Service)
Web site: National Register of Historic Places (National Park Service)
Web site: Technical Preservation Services, Technical Publications (National Park Service)

Response and Recovery

Outreach: American Institute for Conservation Collections Emergency Response Team (American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works)
Outreach/Training: Regional Alliance for Preservation (RAP)
Policy: "Disaster Assistance Policy 9524.6 Collections and Individual Object Eligibility" (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Policy: National Response Framework (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Publication: Conserve O Grams (National Park Service)
Publication: Emergency Response and Salvage Wheel (Heritage Preservation)
Publication: Field Guide to Emergency Response (Heritage Preservation)
Publication: FLICC Disaster Recovery Contract Guidelines (Federal Library and Information Center Committee) (127 KB)
Publication: Heritage Emergency National Task Force: Cooperative Disaster Network List (Heritage Preservation)
Publication: Pocket Response Plan (PReP) (Council of State Archivists)
Publication: Preservation Leaflets: Emergency Management (Northeast Document Conservation Center)
Publication: Rapid Building and Site Assessment Form (National Center for Preservation Training and Technology, National Park Service) (34.21 KB)
Publication: Salvage Operations for Water Damaged Archival Collections (Betty Walsh)
Publication: Salvage Procedures for Wet Items ( Minnesota Historical Society)
Publication: Save Outdoor Sculpture Rapid Collection Assessment Form (Heritage Preservation) (704 KB)
Publication: Technical Training Bulletins: Salvage (Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts)
Publication: Wet Recovery (National Park Service)
Publication: Working With Emergency Responders: Tips for Cultural Institutions (Heritage Preservation)
Training: Campbell Center
Training: Northern States Conservation Center
Web site: Connecting to Collections: Guide to Online Resources (Institute of Museum and Library Services)
Web site: Disaster Mitigation Planning Assistance Website (Library of Congress Preservation Directorate, Center for Great Lakes Culture, and California Preservation Program)
Web site: Disaster Recovery Resources (National Center for Preservation Training and Technology)
Web site: Emergency Preparedness and Response Toolkit (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)
Web site: Emergency Response Resources (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
Web site: Find a Conservator (American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works)
Web site: Heritage Emergency National Task Force: 24-hour Disaster Assistance List (Heritage Preservation)
Web site: Heritage Emergency National Task Force: Resources for Emergency Planning and Preparedness (Heritage Preservation)
Web site: Heritage Emergency National Task Force: Resources for Response and Recovery (Heritage Preservation)
Web site: Information for Owners of Damaged Buildings Following a Natural Disaster (North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office)
Web site: Information on Major Disasters (Heritage Preservation)
Web site: National Response Framework Resource Center: Glossary (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Web site: Natural Disasters: Preparedness, Planning and Response (National Trust for Historic Preservation)
Web site: Preparing Protecting and Preserving Family Treasures (Library of Congress)
Web site: Primer for Disaster Preparedness (National Park Service)
Web site: Records Emergency Information: State, Local, and Tribal Governments (National Archives Administration)

Tribal

Outreach: American Indian Liaison Office (National Park Service)
Policy: FEMA National Advisory Committee Tribal Sub-Committee (Federal Emergency Management Agency )
Publication: Seminole Tribe of Florida Tribal Historic Resources Office Emergency Plan (Seminole Tribe of Florida Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum) (1.78 MB)
Training: Arizona State Museum: American Indian Programs (Arizona State Museum)
Training: Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums Workshops (Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums)
Training: COOP Training for Tribal Representatives (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Training: Emergency Management Institute: Training for Tribal Representatives (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Training: Go Learn Knowledge Portal: Working Effectively with Tribal Governments Course (U.S. Office of Personnel Management)
Training: National Native Museum Training Program (National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers)
Web site: Federal, State, and Tribal Historic Preservation Programs and Officers (Advisory Council on Historic Preservation)
Web site: National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers Web site (National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers)
Web site: National Park Service Tribal Heritage Grants (National Park Service)

Getting Ready in Indian Country is a project developed by Heritage Preservation, Inc.,
on behalf of the Heritage Emergency National Task Force, with a grant from
the National Park Service and with support and guidance from
the Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance, U.S. Department of the Interior.

The Heritage Emergency National Task Force is co-sponsored by Heritage Preservation and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Heritage Emergency National Task Force, 1012 14th St. NW, Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20005
202-233-0800, fax 202-233-0807
TaskForce@ heritagepreservation.org
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